Zev
Definitely the most underrated movie on IMDB in my opinion. Most of the bad reviews and ratings are probably from kids and guys expecting a standard zombie movie involving an apocalypse and lots of gore and action. This is none of those things, and it offers so much more for the discerning horror movie fan.It is the perfect blend of romance and horror, and deals with a single zombie: A newly married young guy and the hell that his loving wife must endure while trying to stick with her man who is slowly turning into a monster. The horror as well as the drama builds and builds, making this a true horror movie because it involves people you care about.Everyone delivers a great performance, especially Tracy Coogan in a heartbreaking role, and the writing knows where the proper focus is in this movie. There is even a long, very memorable and disturbing scene of a zombie feeding on people that shows only her reaction and none of the gore, demonstrating the director's vision and superb horror sense. The story is simple, but this is about people, and they all pull it off powerfully.It gets better every time I watch it.
ZombieSteak .com
I loved the storyline, but I'm not sure if I liked the movie. Maybe it was too emotional for me, maybe it was too serious, maybe it had too much drama and too little horror, I don't know what it was but I do know I was bored throughout most of it.The movie starts off with an overly obnoxious couple who were way too giddy for me not to be annoyed. Ya, I get it, you just got married but they more acted like a ten year old who just got his first transformer, then an adult couple. Another thing that bothered me about this movie was in order to make the audience "get the picture" they would have scenes where nothing was going on, no sounds, no movement, just sad faces for what seemed like an eternity.If you are looking for a sweet "love" story that more fits a horror movie rather then a drama with some blood I would recommended David Morlet's "Mutants" (2009). Now that was a good horror movie about a relationship trying to survive through the odds.
McQualude
ZH concerns newly wedded vegetarians, Tracy Coogan as Denise and Graham Sibley as Danny, who encounter an apparently deranged man during their honeymoon that vomits blood into Danny's mouth during an attack. Rushed to the hospital and despite doctors efforts to save him, Danny dies soon after. Everyone is amazed when several minutes later, Danny is alive and apparently feeling well. A local cop assigned to investigate the assault stops by the next day to visit Danny and ask questions about Danny's roommate in the hospital that mysteriously disappeared. Soon Denise learns the awful truth, that Danny is no longer a vegetarian; in fact, he likes his meat very fresh and very rare.Obviously an amateur effort ZH manages to confront some very real issues about how people change after marriage and asks how far are you willing to go to make a marriage work. The makeup is passable but it's not meant to be a serious zombie flick anyway. The camera work is very amateur with many shots being framed poorly, especially in the first half, and lingering way too much on Tracy Coogan. While it could be argued the camera focuses on Tracy because the story is presented from her point of view, I suspect the cameraman of being infatuated with Tracy's bosom as most shots are framed around her breasts even to the point of cutting off character's heads during dialog.It's a difficult movie to recommend. Zombie fans won't like the slow burn and lack of zombies and many others will just skip over it as a C grade zombie flick. I found it entertaining though and hope that Tracy finds new roles as her acting was good and I look forward to more movies from David Gebroe. Note to David, hire a more professional camera man next time, it'll be worth it.
lastliberal
And now it is time for something completely different. Writer/Director David Gebroe has managed to give us an old fashioned zombie movie with a twist that is unique.We see Denise and Danny rushing from the church to enjoy a honeymoon. They are the happiest of couples. They are lying on the beach and something happens to shake their world. Soon, Denise will have to remember that line she said in church earlier that day - in sickness and in health.Graham Sibley and Tracey Coogan give us very interesting performances as a couple with a special problem. Lots of zombie gore in an interesting twist to the genre.